Marmot Bay

Marmot Bay lies among the islands of the Kodiak archipelago, where herring gather to spawn and sea lions breed along rocky shores. Across the water rises steep-sided Marmot Island, called Nailriq by Alutiiq people. It formed part of the harvesting grounds of Little Afognak, though heavy surf made its few beaches difficult to reach. The English name came from a misunderstanding of a Russian word for ground squirrel; marmots are not native to these islands.